Remember all my big talk about being more deliberate about my content and my blah-blah-blah about scheduling what I cook weeks in advance? Well, scrap that! I did have a list of recipes I was going to work on this weekend but then I saw photos of these leche puto on my FB newsfeed today and all plans were kicked to the curb. I just had to make them ASAP!
I know how to make smooth, velvety leche flan and I’ve learned the secret to soft, fluffy puto months ago but how to put them together into one sweet treat in two delectable layers? I had to look to Google for answers. And sure enough, I found after a quick search what seems, judging from the number of complimentary comments, to be a solid recipe/tutorial at Heart of Mary. And guys, puto flan is just one of the delicious things you’ll find there. I am totally blog-crushing! I’ve never seen so many cakes and dessert recipes I want to try in one place! These puto flan came out so perfectly soft, fluffy and yummy, I have high hopes for her special ensaymada to be just as wonderful.
Leche Puto
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
For the Flan
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 can (14 ounces) condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons calamansi juice
For the Puto
- 2 cups flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 4 egg whites
Instructions
- Prepare puto molds by lightly brushing insides with melted butter. Set aside. Add water to lower bottom of the steamer and bring to a boil.
- In a bowl, combine egg yolks, condensed milk, and calamansi juice. Stir together in a circular motion until smooth and well blended.
- Fill molds to 1/3 full of the flan mixture. Arrange in a single layer on the steamer basket. Wrap steamer cover with clean kitchen towel.
- Steam flan at low heat for about 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture is no longer liquid but not fully set. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder. and salt. Add water and egg whites. Stir together until just combined.
- Add puto mixture over flan, filling molds almost to the top. Steam on low heat for about 8 to 10 minutes or until puto has risen.
- Remove from heat and allow to slightly cool. Gently remove leche puto from molds.
mercedes sanchez says
February 10, 2019 at 2:43 pm1 1/4 ounce of condensed milk or 1 1/4 can of condensed milk? I only used 1 1/4 ounce and it turned out still sweet and yummy
Lalaine says
February 11, 2019 at 9:53 pmHi Mercedes,
It’s actually 1 can which is 14 ounces. I apologize for the confusion, I corrected the recipe card to make this clearer. Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention.
Cristina says
December 24, 2018 at 12:08 amHello po, i tried this today but the flan turned out really sweet. I changed the recipe from 1&1/4 cup condensed milk to 1/2 cup condensed milk and 3/4 cup evaporated milk as i know that putting only condensed milk will be really sweet.
Is there a reason why it’s only condensed milk? When i make leche flan i use condensed and evaporated milk. Why only condensed milk on this puto flan?
Need help please 😁
Lalaine says
December 24, 2018 at 7:40 amHello Christina,
Hindi linalagyan nang evaporated like leche flan dahil you want it to set quickly nang hindi ma-overcook yung puto sa baba.
Vangie says
December 17, 2018 at 12:52 amWhat is 1 14 ounces in the measuring cup?
Lalaine says
December 17, 2018 at 8:16 amHello Vangie,
It’s 1 1/4 cups which will be 10 ounces. 🙂
Jec says
November 25, 2018 at 9:39 amYou said in one comment that you didn’t alter Heart of Mary’s recipe. But when I checked it, hers is 1 1/2 tsps baking powder while yours is 4 1/2 tsps. So, which one?
Lalaine says
November 25, 2018 at 6:42 pmHi Jec,
The Heart of Mary’s recipe uses self-rising flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder but I used regular all-purpose flour so I had to increase the amount of baking powder to make up for the baking powder already in self-rising flour. It really is the same, I just basically made my own self-rising flour by combining flour and baking powder.
loray says
August 10, 2018 at 10:55 pmhow much the puto flan in one dozen?
Lalaine says
August 11, 2018 at 1:35 amI am sorry, we don’t sell food on the site. Just free recipes 🙂
Bea says
April 1, 2018 at 11:08 pmThanks for the recipe. We love it.
Lalaine says
April 3, 2018 at 11:00 amYou’re welcome, I am glad you enjoyed it!
zhaizhai says
March 22, 2018 at 2:01 pmthanks po for this recipe,, aside from the cooking time everything is perfect…. this is so far ang pinaka masarap na puto na nagawa ko. thanks for this.
Lalaine says
March 25, 2018 at 11:47 amThank you so much for the feedback!
Macey says
March 20, 2018 at 7:52 pmIlan po yung ounces kapag cup po ginamit?
Lalaine says
March 25, 2018 at 9:01 am8 ounces ang 1 cup 😊
Sophialoren says
December 28, 2017 at 9:46 amHello, pwede po malaman kung may other option to use aside from kalamansi juice? Have a pleasant day po.
Lalaine says
December 28, 2017 at 8:47 pmYou can omit kung wala kayo or use lemon extract 🙂
wana says
March 28, 2017 at 7:21 amhello po. pwede po kaya ibake instead of steaming it?
Lalaine says
March 29, 2017 at 6:23 pmHello Wana
I don’t think pwede siyang ibake kasi moist heat dapat, magiiba ang kakalabasan. It might work sa oven kung mag bain marie ka. May malaki ka bang oven safe ka ba na dish na may takip? Lagay mo yung puto molds sa dish na may konting tubig then takpan mo and then bake 375 F. Ganito kasi way ko to cook leche flan as the bain marie mimics yung pagsteam, I think it will work sa puto.
Kathwin says
December 18, 2016 at 8:15 pmI’ve tried this recipe even though its not same on the pic to what i have made…. BUT i am satisfied as my parents and my friends said that its delicious and they want this for new year… thanks ms.Lalaine for sharing this recipe. 🙂 :-*
Lalaine says
April 17, 2018 at 12:57 pmYou’re welcome! I am glad everyone liked it 🙂
Judy says
December 3, 2016 at 8:36 pmWhat is calamansi and is there a substitute?
Lalaine says
December 6, 2016 at 12:54 amHello Judy,
Calamansi is a citrus fruit, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamondin. You can substitute limes.
Mara klein Dalit says
November 24, 2016 at 4:09 amHow am I going to reduce the ingredients if I just wanted to make let’s say a dozen of puto? Is it also possible if I cook them together at the same time?
Jan Kathleen Domingo says
October 21, 2016 at 3:11 pmAsk lang po anong size nang puto molds to make it 3 dozen?
Lalaine says
November 21, 2016 at 12:03 amI used the smallest size, I believe they’re one ounce capacity.
mervyn says
September 7, 2016 at 8:45 pmHi, i tried your instructions, but the leche flan were not successful in turning to solid, i tried to cook them for 5 mins for atleast 3times still not solid. But i tried the puto on separate molds, they went successful. I dont know what went wrong on the leche flan
Gina says
February 22, 2017 at 10:51 amMines too. My flan did not set. Did you get a reply?
Lalaine says
March 19, 2017 at 12:03 amHello Gina,
I don’t really know why the flan didn’t set. If the ingredient amounts and the instructions were followed, the leche flan should have turned out fine.
aj anlap says
August 30, 2016 at 2:59 amis it possible if i’ll water bath and bake this?my steamer is too small for big batches 🙁
Lalaine says
August 30, 2016 at 6:56 pmI think it might work as water bath is the same principle as steaming. I actually cook my leche flan this eay. Just make sure they’re tightly covered so the steam or heat doesn’t eascape. Please let me know how they turn out. 🙂
Dith says
November 1, 2016 at 10:46 pmHi,pwede malaman if what flour u used for making puto?
Lalaine says
November 20, 2016 at 11:58 pmI use all purpose flour 🙂
Rinoa says
July 1, 2016 at 2:19 pmThe flan didn’t stick to the puto 😞
Do you know the reason?
Lalaine says
July 1, 2016 at 2:25 pmHello Rinoa
I am sorry to hear that. The reason I think is because the flan was overcooked? It should not be liquid but not fully set when you add the layer of puto so they’ll bind together at the second steaming.
jann says
June 22, 2016 at 2:04 amHi good day ..wat if po magluluto po ako nang leche puto 1kg flour pano po yung ibang ingridients like baking powder ilan percent po ang idagdag ko??salamat
grace says
April 5, 2016 at 12:58 amhi po ask ko lng po di po kasi succesful ang puto ko..then na notice ko ung baking powder is double acting.un po ba talaga un .or mali po ung baking powdr ko thanks po.
Ruby says
March 28, 2016 at 9:41 amI finally made these for Easter and they turned out amazing! I steamed the flan part for 7 mins, like you said. But the puto needed more time than you directed. I had it steamed for ~20 mins. Great recipe, thank you!
Ruby says
March 25, 2016 at 4:43 pmWill this still taste good without the calamansi?
chery says
March 24, 2016 at 5:26 amAnong size ng mold ang gamit mo? ty
Leng says
March 8, 2016 at 3:08 pmI dont have a steamer but my rice cooker has a steamer option. Do you think it will work without the cheesecloth to cover it? Just found your blog and Im loving what I see. I gotta try all your recipes 🙂 Thanks!
Lalaine says
March 9, 2016 at 10:58 pmHello Leng
Yes, you can use the rice cooker.
Thank you, I am glad you found me 🙂
Cecile Mendoza says
February 18, 2016 at 3:54 amHi Lalaine,
We tried your recipe last week, but we have some issues we followed the baking time for puto and it turned out that some of it inside is not yet cooked so we cooked the second batch for 13 minutes and it was cooked but when the puto was cold, it was not that soft. though the flan was really yummy.
Lalaine says
February 19, 2016 at 1:46 amHello Cecile
The cook/steam time is based on small puto cups (1 ounce in size) so you might have to adjust the number of minutes depending on the size of puto molds you use. As most bread, the puto does harden a little in the refrigerator. I usually zap them for about 20 to 30 seconds in the microwave to soften them a little or leave them out in room temperature for a few minutes.
Ruby says
February 12, 2016 at 10:57 amHello Lalaine!
Where did you buy your puto molds?
Raffaela says
February 12, 2016 at 1:40 pmHi Ruby!
I bought my puto molds on amazon. They even have some rectangular ones, so the put would look like a mini bread loaf, very cute. 🙂
Lalaine says
February 12, 2016 at 11:08 pmThanks, Raffaela. I ordered my puto molds on Amazon, too. They’re made of silicone so they don’t really stick on baked goods 🙂
Raffaela says
February 11, 2016 at 1:28 pmHi Lalaine,
I have tried these today and they are very good, but the leche is really super, super sweet. Is there a way to do this less sweet (like less condensed milk mixed with regular or evaporated milk or something? Would the leche still thicken if I do that?)
Lalaine says
February 12, 2016 at 11:21 pmHello Raffaela
I followed her recipe as is and didn’t mess with the ingredients as I was worried that the flan won’t thicken. I am sorry you found the flan part too sweet, I have high tolerance for sweet foods so they were just right for me. You might try adding 1/2 cup of evap to the flan mixture to temper the sweetness and steam the flan longer.
Raffaela says
February 13, 2016 at 7:03 amThank you, Lalaine. I will try that next time. 🙂
Roger says
October 31, 2016 at 2:08 pmI think Evaporated will help lessen the sweetness of the Flan on top of the Puto.
Moriah Phebe says
February 8, 2016 at 5:09 amI should try these sometimes….
Marcelina says
February 7, 2016 at 9:36 amHI Lalaine,
Do u have calasia puto recipe that is easy to follow?
Thanks.
Lalaine says
February 7, 2016 at 12:32 pmHello Marcelina
No, I don’t have a recipe for that yet. I’ll make them my next project, stay tuned 🙂
May says
February 7, 2016 at 7:48 amHi !
Madam, muffin pan can be puto molds too? Wala kasi akong puto molds na individual eh.
Will try this tomorrow kung pwedeng gamitin ung muffin pan with liners.
And also, can I use the aluminum steamers? Instead of a basket?
I really love your recipes here.
Maraming salamat,
May from Whittier
Lalaine says
February 7, 2016 at 12:30 pmHello May
Yes, pwede ang muffin pan, adjust lang ang steam time at mas mabilis maluto.
Let me know how they turn out 🙂
Estela Peralta says
February 7, 2016 at 5:39 amI must try this, looks so good.E
Lalaine says
February 7, 2016 at 12:31 pmPlease do try them, they’re delicious 🙂